[COham] Colorado 14er Event

[Bob K0NR - email list]

  Amateur Radio Fun in the Colorado Mountains
Sunday, August 8, 2010

Amateur Radio operators from around Colorado will be climbing many of Colorado's 
14,000-foot mountains to set up amateur radio stations in an effort to 
communicate with other radio amateurs across the state and around the world. 
Join in on the fun August 8th and see how many of the mountaintop stations you 
can contact. The prime operating hours are from approximately 9 AM to noon local 
time (1500 to 1800 UTC), but activity may occur at other times during the day. 
Most mountaintop stations will be running low power handheld radios. Stations 
running high power need to keep in mind that they can interfere with stations 
they cannot hear.

Two awards to encourage mountaintop operating throughout the year are available. 
The Summit Award is given to radio amateurs that contact 10 or more peaks and 
the Pinnacle Award is for operating from 5 or more peaks.

Radio operators with 14er climbing experience who plan to climb a 14er should 
log their name and intended peak at the ham_14er Yahoo group.

Standard calling frequency CW and SSB frequencies are suggested starting points 
and will vary based on band activity (QRM).

Frequency (MHz)        Comment

147.420         Primary 2M FM Frequency
                 (go here first to find activity, then move
                  up as the frequency gets busy)

147.435         Alternate 2M FM Frequency
147.450         Alternate 2M FM Frequency
147.465         Alternate 2M FM Frequency
147.480         Alternate 2M FM Frequency
146.495         Alternate 2M FM Frequency
147.510         Alternate 2M FM Frequency
147.525         Alternate 2M FM Frequency
147.540         Alternate 2M FM Frequency
223.5           Primary 222 MHz FM frequency
446.000         Primary 70 cm FM frequency
446.025         Alternate 70 cm FM frequency
52.525          Primary 6M FM frequency
1294.5          Primary 1.2 GHz FM frequency
144.200         2M SSB calling frequency
50.125          6M SSB calling frequency
10.1375     30M CW Frequency
14.060          20M CW Frequency
21.060          15M CW Frequency
28.060          10M CW Frequency
14.260          20M SSB Frequency
18.1575     17M SSB Frequency
21.330          15M SSB Frequency
28.350          10M SSB Frequency
Other Bands/Modes
Standard calling frequencies and/or band plans apply.